{"podcast":{"title":"The Oral Talmud","slug":"the-oral-talmud-7378823","podcast_index_feed_id":7378823,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/AEwxcID3","website_url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/42f2593b-8482-43a3-82e8-ad5146ff29e4/3d718fd0-dbb4-405e-9ffd-094c47782ff1/3000x3000/oral-20talmud-20rss-20square.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Lex Rofeberg","episode_count":61,"summary":"An exploration of the Talmud through the “traditionally radical” lens pioneered by Benay Lappe. Whether you are a beginner to Talmud study or a long-time learner, by listening in on Benay Lappe’s study partnership with Dan Libenson as they explore foundational stories and material from the Talmud, you will discover the how-to manual that the ancient Rabbis left behind for future generations to help us re-imagine a new version of Judaism after the previous version “crashes.”","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T10:20:20.807831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 41: Goldilocks and the Wayward Son","slug":"episode-41-goldilocks-and-the-wayward-son","published_at":"2026-03-23T05:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-41-goldilocks-and-the-wayward-son","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823","url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-41-goldilocks-and-the-wayward-son-w37qFL9V","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/4772bdea-a72e-4ec8-8413-c999181d4002/458fc3fc-e3e9-4634-88b4-b71a2f39e03e/episodes/audio/group/d792f811-372f-46bb-92e6-53e9979c4446/group-item/729f4d41-ec31-4d26-8f57-d3772b9f8766/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AEwxcID3","summary":"“The whole myth of ‘God wrote this,’ which I don't believe the rabbis bought into, is necessary in order to make these rationales convincing. It isn't so much intended to guarantee people's compliance and observance. What if that myth, ‘God wrote this’ is necessary to justify the hyper literal interpretations away from the text?” - Benay Lappe","meta_description":"“The whole myth of ‘God wrote this,’ which I don't believe the rabbis bought into, is necessary in order to make these rationales convincing. It isn't so…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3542,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episodes/episode-41-goldilocks-and-the-wayward-son/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-41-goldilocks-and-the-wayward-son.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}